Junet Asks Kenyans to Be Lenient to Politicians, Not Celebrate Their Tragedies: "We're Humans"
- Members of the political class have decriedthe cruelty shown to them by the public whenever a tragedy hits
- In the recent past, Kenyans have been seen to weaponise bad occurrences happening to politicians, taking to social media to celebrate
- Suna East MP asked Kenyans to appreciate that politicians are human beings and ought to be supported in times of tragedy
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has implored Kenyans to be tolerant of politicians in the wake of the bad blood between the political class and the public.
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Speaking during the requiem mass of slain Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were on Wednesday, May 7, Junet was concerned by the trend of the public weaponising tragedies to get back their leaders.
Why Junet Mohamed was angry at Kenyans
He referenced the recent events in which a huge section of the public seemed to make jests out of the murder of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were.
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Junet took issue with the heartless comments shared across social media platforms in relation to the MP's brutal murder, noting that they were hurting the bereaved family.
The MP, in a heartfelt appeal, asked the public to appreciate that politicians are human beings with feelings and also have families that suffer as the collateral in the lynching done by the public.
Junet asked Kenyans that if aggrieved by the leader, they should wait for them at the ballot to punish them.
"I want to ask people who celebrate the death of a leader, please to stop it. Politicians also are fathers; they are husbands, they have children, they have families. And if you have a problem with a politician, wait for the election and deal with him. Don't celebrate when he has a problem. We have seen times, and again, people celebrating social media that a leader has died. Even you who are celebrating, one day you will die. And you don't want anybody to celebrate your death. So please respect the families of politicians, they are also human beings," he said.
Junet further called on Kenyans to extend mercy to Were's family, and also asked the purveyors of negative sentiments against the deceased to desist from it.
"Let's accord them the necessary support they need at a time, especially when they are grieving. When they have lost a father and when they have lost a kin. That's my plea to Kenyans who have been celebrating. And let's not associate people with things you cannot substantiate. With those few remarks, I would like to say condolences to the family, and may God and the Lord stand with the family at this trying moment," he said.
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Junet's sentiments came days after Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna fingered his colleagues in the legislature with blame for fanning the bad relations with the public.
The relations between the political leaders and their subjects have deteriorated in the recent past, with the public now weaponising tragedies against them.
How senator Sifuna accused his fellow politicians
A huge section of Kenyans on social media has been seen to celebrate whenever a tragedy befalls the political class.
Sifuna said such occurrences were caused by the politicians themselves.
He argued that the public always gets offended by the insensitive remarks by their political leaders, hence the apathy witnessed among them when a politician dies or loses a kin.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
